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HORSE DETACHBR. NO. 253,367 Q Patented Febv. 7,1.882.

UNITED STATES ,PATENT OFFICE. o

JOHN GAs'sMANN-OE JACKSON, MISSOURI., i

HORSE-DETACHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 253,367, dated February7, 1882.

Application nIeaNovember 2s, Iasi. (Modem To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN GAssMANN, an alien of the Republic'ofSwitzerland, having made declaration incompetent court to become acitizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county-ot'vCape Girardeau and State of Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Self-Detachin g Single-Trees and I do herebydeclare that the followingis ai'ull, clear, and exact description of'the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specitication, and to the letters and figures ofref'- erence markedthereon.

Figure l ot'v the drawings is' a perspective view of my invention; andFig. 2 is a detail view, in perspective, ofone ot' the ends of thesingle-tree, showing the wire locking-arms released from the,clamping-ring. The present invention has relation to that class Ot'devices connected to a single-tree whereby the traces may bereadilydisronnected therefrom bythe occnpantot1 thevehicle, in

v order to prevent the runaway horse or horses 2 5 from vtaking it withthem.

Thefinvcntion consists-in certain new, useful, and valuableimprovements, substantially as shown in the drawings andhereinat'terdescribed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the sin gie-tree, havingsecured at its ends metallic ferrules B, cast with eye-plates a andseats b; 1f desired, the eye-plates and seats maybe formed independentof the ferrules term locking-arms, as they secure or co'nncct thetraces, as shown atl), to the ends of the single-tree, thetraces beingprovided with a ring, c, snap-hook,or any other convenient 5o .andrunning parallel with the single-tree, the

inner ends of said rods passing through ,a guide-plate, f( Each rod e isformed with an eye or loop, g, through which passes a cord or strap, F,andl through a staple, h, havingtfriction-rollers z'. This cord or strapF may be ot' sufficient length to lead to the vehicle within convenientlreach ot the driver or other person on the seat, and by pulling outhe-strap F, which may have a ring, l, for convenience ot' catching holdot said strap as the same is pulled up, it willin turn pull the rods eina direct-ion toward each other, and with tliem the clamping-rings E,thereby releasing Vthe arms C and enabling the traces `to, beautomatically released from the ends of the single-tree.

The staple h, if desired, may be formed with a plate, k, and said vplatesecured to the single-tree by suitable screws or other fastenings.

Having now fully described myinvention,

lwhat I claim as new, and ldesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

of two witnesses.

JOHN GASSMANN. Witnesses f H. W. HOWARD, C. H. MAOKE.

